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and while many are hoping all say something military i believe it starts with something that sandy said before and that is we have to do this as an alliance with our other allies and with the not just not just the participation but we can be seen as going us unilaterally as a matter but that would play in to mr. putin's hand. this would start first by building that alliance even if it's a mini coalition of the willing inside the alliance to show the nato flag more aggressively in the sea. at the extreme other end the russians have been harassing ukrainian votes -- po ats. maybe we harass russians? these are ordinary measures. the message we have to send is this is not your backyard and you don't drive the train. >> i would simply add to that that while i understand your skepticism about the white house what you've seen with this ministration is the policies that have evolved and i use that world the liberally, involved, through serious thinking by defense, state and nfc whatever reservations may be in the white house have seen to elaborate policies have turned out to be pretty good. not
and while many are hoping all say something military i believe it starts with something that sandy said before and that is we have to do this as an alliance with our other allies and with the not just not just the participation but we can be seen as going us unilaterally as a matter but that would play in to mr. putin's hand. this would start first by building that alliance even if it's a mini coalition of the willing inside the alliance to show the nato flag more aggressively in the sea. at...
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i will embarrass you more, sandy. her hard and willingness to work with me has changed hundreds of lives already and 107,000 thousands to come. i will say this, i think pretty confidently that glenn is proud of both of us today and speaking of second chances i devoted all of last year of the state of state address to the disease killing more new jersey ends than anything else every year, the disease of opioid addiction. covert the reading i shared with you last year, but i will say thank you and i challenged you last year to pass a groundbreaking legislation immediately and you did, but we are still losing too many citizens. now at least we are taking steps to turn back the tide of death and suffering. new jersey has the bishop's produce would be worried prescription and since we implemented our new restrictions in march those prescriptions have decreased by over 15% in new jersey. it's working. we establish state sharing prescription monitoring program in 2014. we shared with our neighbors of delaware known else's sh
i will embarrass you more, sandy. her hard and willingness to work with me has changed hundreds of lives already and 107,000 thousands to come. i will say this, i think pretty confidently that glenn is proud of both of us today and speaking of second chances i devoted all of last year of the state of state address to the disease killing more new jersey ends than anything else every year, the disease of opioid addiction. covert the reading i shared with you last year, but i will say thank you...
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he also discussed the response to super storm sandy in 2012. his successor, democrat phil murphy will be sworn in on tuesday. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you all very much. now, before we begin, i have to ask you for a favor. not for a moment of silence but for a moment of celebration, for the extraordinary life of governor brendan burn. that's what he would have wanted. we know brendon wouldn't have wanted violence. he would have wonted celebration so let's all rise and celebrate governor burn. [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] >> nine years ago yesterday, i went to pick up then-eight-year-old patrick and then-five-year-old bridget from school. on my way out of school with them, on the front lawn of the assumption school in morristown, i announced to the assembled media that i was a candidate for governor of new jersey. on that day i said many things but looking back the most important statement was this. i said if you're looking for the same old stuff, you got t
he also discussed the response to super storm sandy in 2012. his successor, democrat phil murphy will be sworn in on tuesday. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. thank you all very much. now, before we begin, i have to ask you for a favor. not for a moment of silence but for a moment of celebration, for the extraordinary life of governor brendan burn. that's what he would have wanted. we know brendon wouldn't have wanted...
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come on, sandy, the next question. >> no, that was good. [laughter] the next question's right over there. >> good evening, mr. secretary, i applaud your service to the country. >> thank you. >> i'm a recent law school graduate, and the jobs forecast is not well enough in the country, and i'm wondering if you think that the road for this generation of professionals is harder than the one that those had after the aftermath of the implementation of lbj's great society. i know you had a lot of experience with that. >> you know, first of all, congratulations from graduating from law school. i dropped out. [laughter] .. you question is an important one and i think that i am as they say, i'm from the midwest. i'm an optimist and it is tough not an
come on, sandy, the next question. >> no, that was good. [laughter] the next question's right over there. >> good evening, mr. secretary, i applaud your service to the country. >> thank you. >> i'm a recent law school graduate, and the jobs forecast is not well enough in the country, and i'm wondering if you think that the road for this generation of professionals is harder than the one that those had after the aftermath of the implementation of lbj's great society. i...
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he also discussed the response to superstorm sandy in 2012. his successor democrat sal murphy will be sworn in tuesday. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you all very much. now, before we begin i'm going to ask you for a favor. not for a moment of silence but for a moment of celebration for the extraordinary life of governor brendan byrne. that is what he would have wanted. he would not want to settle -- he was one of celebration so let's all rise and celebrate governor bernd. [applause] [applause] >> nine years ago yesterday i went to pick up then 8-year-old patrick and then 5-year-old ritchie from school. on my way out of school with them on the front lawn of the assumption school and mars town i announced to the media that i was a candidate for governor of new jersey. on that day i said many things but looking back on it the most important thing was this, i said if you are looking for the same old stuff you got the wrong person. little did i know just how right i would the nine years later. nine years is a l
he also discussed the response to superstorm sandy in 2012. his successor democrat sal murphy will be sworn in tuesday. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you all very much. now, before we begin i'm going to ask you for a favor. not for a moment of silence but for a moment of celebration for the extraordinary life of governor brendan byrne. that is what he would have wanted. he would not want to settle -- he was one of celebration so let's all rise...
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. >> sandy bradshaw. >> david brady. >> daniel raymond brand heart. >> [bells] [silence] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] and i like to dedicate this short poem to my brother. do not stand on the great and we. i am not a. i do not sleep. i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the sunlight. i am the gentle autumn rain. when you awaken in the morning, harsh, i am the brush, the quiet birds in circled flight. i am the stars that shine tonight. cannot stand at my grave and cry. i'm not there. to my brother michael. >> and my cousin, melissa. we are so blessed to have you as an angel, and we are just empty without you. love you very much. [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] >> and to my brother, michael. michael, we miss you. not a day goes by that you are not thought about. you were in our prayers. we know you're up there watching over us and you are deathly proud of how your nieces and nephews are growing up. we miss you everyday. >> and my father, firefighter michael j. lyons. i think about you every
. >> sandy bradshaw. >> david brady. >> daniel raymond brand heart. >> [bells] [silence] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] and i like to dedicate this short poem to my brother. do not stand on the great and we. i am not a. i do not sleep. i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the sunlight. i am the gentle autumn rain. when you awaken in the morning, harsh, i am the brush, the quiet birds in circled flight. i am the stars that shine tonight. cannot stand at...
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please welcome to the stage from sandy hook, matthew, who lost his sister at sandy hook. [applause] >> semper -- on december 14, 2014 my sister was murdered. since that day i have fought for not only my sister but the hundreds of thousands killed by gun violence since the last time i was able to tailor i loved her. i have watched the news in regards to shooting for the day it got worse in sandy hook. and on june 12, it did. i saw the news out of orlando and my mind went to some of the victims might not have been out to the family. because i didn't get to tell my sister that i was gay. i didn't get that moment with my big sister. the last voicemail i left my sister, i said the word, vicky, i'm gay. because i've never been able to tell for. and that was stolen from me. the lgbt plus community, i employ to to talk about this issue. in 42 states you can buy a gun with no background check. and to all of my gun violence prevention family, we need to take up the fight for equality. we need to take up the fight for equal rights. we need to have our voices to the fight before it's
please welcome to the stage from sandy hook, matthew, who lost his sister at sandy hook. [applause] >> semper -- on december 14, 2014 my sister was murdered. since that day i have fought for not only my sister but the hundreds of thousands killed by gun violence since the last time i was able to tailor i loved her. i have watched the news in regards to shooting for the day it got worse in sandy hook. and on june 12, it did. i saw the news out of orlando and my mind went to some of the...
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. >> sandy bradshaw. >> david brady. >> daniel raymond brand heart. >> [bells] [silence] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] and i like to dedicate this short poem to my brother. do not stand on the great and we. i am not a. i do not sleep. i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the sunlight. i am the gentle autumn rain. when you awaken in the morning, harsh, i am the brush, the quiet birds in circled flight. i am the stars that shine tonight. cannot stand at my grave and cry. i'm not there. to my brother michael. >> and my cousin, melissa. we are so blessed to have you as an angel, and we are just empty without you. love you very much. [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] >> and to my brother, michael. michael, we miss you. not a day goes by that you are not thought about. you were in our prayers. we know you're up there watching over us and you are deathly proud of how your nieces and nephews are growing up. we miss you everyday. >> and my father, firefighter michael j. lyons. i think about you every
. >> sandy bradshaw. >> david brady. >> daniel raymond brand heart. >> [bells] [silence] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] and i like to dedicate this short poem to my brother. do not stand on the great and we. i am not a. i do not sleep. i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the sunlight. i am the gentle autumn rain. when you awaken in the morning, harsh, i am the brush, the quiet birds in circled flight. i am the stars that shine tonight. cannot stand at...
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your grandfather likes to sandy gourmet's orbital weasel never gets sucked into a jet engine, left but never be the weasel. learn to use a gun, learn to flip it on, learn how to cook, then have friends over and do all the cooking, you will be amazed how few people do it these days. directed at my son, remember to put the seat down. learn to foreign language and travel to that country can always have one friend who can tell you, with yes men will destroy you. at the end of the day, pet your dog, the longest kiss to your spouse, your spouse is supposed to be with you forever and kids will move out you hope. pumpkins are gourds, not spices, people who like pumpkin spice are weird and should not be trusted. print your best photographs, the life lesson i learned, print your best photographs, delete your worst, the digital age allows us to accumulate so many memories on computers but we forget to print them out. photographic memories are art, they capture my visit was for a fleeting moment so print out the pictures, share them, save them, don't let them collect digital dust forgot not old co
your grandfather likes to sandy gourmet's orbital weasel never gets sucked into a jet engine, left but never be the weasel. learn to use a gun, learn to flip it on, learn how to cook, then have friends over and do all the cooking, you will be amazed how few people do it these days. directed at my son, remember to put the seat down. learn to foreign language and travel to that country can always have one friend who can tell you, with yes men will destroy you. at the end of the day, pet your dog,...
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president, about sandy hook. i rise this afternoon to join our nation in grieving for the 28 lives that were lost at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut on friday. words are not sufficient to describe the horror we feel as a nation as the days go by and the events of last week gradually sink in. i see the pictures in the newspapers of these beautiful, young children and you just don't know what to do. there's a lump in your throat. you wish you could make it go away. you wish this man who did all this shooting didn't exist or didn't do what he did. it's horrible. i read about the parents of the 300, 400 children in the school who were brought to a firehouse. and as they found their child survived, the names of the parents were called out so they could reunite with their kids. and the numbers grew less and less and less. can you imagine being in the group that remained? horrible. just horrible. and so now today the conversation turns to, what do we do about this and what do we do about gun violence? and i
president, about sandy hook. i rise this afternoon to join our nation in grieving for the 28 lives that were lost at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut on friday. words are not sufficient to describe the horror we feel as a nation as the days go by and the events of last week gradually sink in. i see the pictures in the newspapers of these beautiful, young children and you just don't know what to do. there's a lump in your throat. you wish you could make it go away. you wish this man...
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one of the things i discovered is sandy smith, he leaked more to her than to woodward. kaj: didn't know that he could trust. woodward betrayed the big part of his existence. it ended in 1973 and felt was very upset. that is one of the things that he was honest about, how upset he was with all the presidents men. he stopped talking to him. >> in regards to today, we look at the current administration. >> absolutely british as the competent relationship between sources and washington reporters and, you know, the true blue individual. the truth is why people leaked to the media is much more complicated and compromising for both sides. i think that a week for reasons that would not be principled were looked upon well by his colleagues and the way that woodward is per trade, it is a fairytale of the media is making. >> max holland is the author of "leak: why mark felt became deep throat." thank you. >> thank you. >> i was fascinated by her feminist views. you know, i'm paraphrasing, but she was born to help them. you cannot rule it out including what women want and what wome
one of the things i discovered is sandy smith, he leaked more to her than to woodward. kaj: didn't know that he could trust. woodward betrayed the big part of his existence. it ended in 1973 and felt was very upset. that is one of the things that he was honest about, how upset he was with all the presidents men. he stopped talking to him. >> in regards to today, we look at the current administration. >> absolutely british as the competent relationship between sources and washington...
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i remember sitting with the parents and kindergartens and first graders killed at sandy hook elementary. i still ache for them and their parents. parents who had presents stashed under the christmas tree that were never opened. all of them, the students of stoneman douglas, parents from newtown, the families of the victims of orlando, las vegas and columbine and every day gun violence across the country, all of them are calling on us to act. the massacre of children must end. the time has come to make meaningful changes -- meaningful changes -- to our laws to keep americans safe from the epidemic of gun violence. and let me tell you, the students of stoneman douglas won't stop until we achieve meaningful change. they know small measures won't get the job done. that's why they told me, every one of them, that the fix nics bill is not close to enough of what we need to do. fix nics has wide support in this chamber, i'm a cosponsor. but it is just the first tiny step that addresses one specific issue. we have a whole hoes of other issues -- host of other issues to address. we need to close
i remember sitting with the parents and kindergartens and first graders killed at sandy hook elementary. i still ache for them and their parents. parents who had presents stashed under the christmas tree that were never opened. all of them, the students of stoneman douglas, parents from newtown, the families of the victims of orlando, las vegas and columbine and every day gun violence across the country, all of them are calling on us to act. the massacre of children must end. the time has come...
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the senate will continue to help our fellow americans to help with hurricane sandy before another similar disaster strikes. hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed in new york, new jersey and new england and tens of thousands of americans were left homeless by this destructive storm. we have a responsibility to aid our country men as they rebuild their lives and communities as we have after terrible floods, fires and storms in other parts of our nation. once we complete that vital legislation, the senate will take action to make this institution that we all love -- the united states senate -- work more effectively. we'll consider changes in the senate rules. because of this -- because this matter warrants additional debate, we will follow the precedent set in 2005 and again in 2011 to reserve the right of all senators to propose changes in the senate rules and we will explicitly not act in acquiescing in carrying out all rules in the congress. the senate will recess today rather than adjourn to carry out conversation on this important legislation this month. i'm confi
the senate will continue to help our fellow americans to help with hurricane sandy before another similar disaster strikes. hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed in new york, new jersey and new england and tens of thousands of americans were left homeless by this destructive storm. we have a responsibility to aid our country men as they rebuild their lives and communities as we have after terrible floods, fires and storms in other parts of our nation. once we complete...
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. >> sandy bradshaw. >> david brady. >> daniel raymond brand heart. >> [bells] [silence] [reading names] [reading names] daniel j. brethel gary lee bright jonathan briley mark a. brisman paul gary bristow i'd like to dedicate this short poem to my mother. do not stand on my grave and weep. i am the diamond glimpse on the snow. i am the sunlight i am the gentle autumn rain. i am the gentle autumn rain. when you awaken in the morning, harsh, i am the brush, the quiet birds in circled flight. i am the stars that shine tonight. cannot stand at my grave and cry. i'm not there. to my brother michael. >> and my cousin, melissa. we are so blessed to have you as an angel, and we are just empty without you. love you very much. mark francis broderick herman charles broghammer keith a. broomfield janice juloise brown lloyd stanford brown patrick j. brown bettina browne mark bruce richard george bruehert andrew brunn vincent brunton ronald paul bucca brandon j. buchanan gregory joseph buck dennis buckley nancy clare bueche patrick joseph buhse john edwards bulaga, jr. stephen bunin matthew j. burke
. >> sandy bradshaw. >> david brady. >> daniel raymond brand heart. >> [bells] [silence] [reading names] [reading names] daniel j. brethel gary lee bright jonathan briley mark a. brisman paul gary bristow i'd like to dedicate this short poem to my mother. do not stand on my grave and weep. i am the diamond glimpse on the snow. i am the sunlight i am the gentle autumn rain. i am the gentle autumn rain. when you awaken in the morning, harsh, i am the brush, the quiet birds...
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your hair could have a rusty color while others may be sandy or dark. there were tall kids and short kids, fat kids, skinny kids, even kids with -- you know where this is going. [laughter] they all love hot dogs. it was a commercial back then. what there weren't in our neighborhood were boys who fell in love with other boys. of course, there were those boys, but we didn't know that in fifth grade. it's not that anyone was opposed to homosexuality, it's just that there was no need to oppose it because it just didn't exist. it would be like opposing unicorns or atlantis. how can you hate something that isn't real? this made it all the more critical that if you were a boy who liked boys or a girl who liked girls, you'd better guard that secret like it was your own personal force knox, sealed airtight and inpenetrable. you had to behave knowing that you were an alien who landed from another planet, but in human form. no one knew you were an alien, and if they ever found out who you really were, they would annihilate you. the knowledge that you were not like
your hair could have a rusty color while others may be sandy or dark. there were tall kids and short kids, fat kids, skinny kids, even kids with -- you know where this is going. [laughter] they all love hot dogs. it was a commercial back then. what there weren't in our neighborhood were boys who fell in love with other boys. of course, there were those boys, but we didn't know that in fifth grade. it's not that anyone was opposed to homosexuality, it's just that there was no need to oppose it...
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also the victims of hurricane sandy. these were debated in the senate. we have to take prevent costumes and preventions before another hurricane sandy. thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed in new york, new jersey, and new england, and 10,000 americans were left homeless. we have a responsibility to rebuild their lives and their communities. as we have done with those who are victims of fire and other natural disasters and other parts of the nation. we will consider changes to the senate rules. because this is a matter of additional debate, we reserve the right of all senators to oppose changes to the senate rules. it is my intention that the senate rules are continued and allow these important rules discussion to continue. i'm hopeful am cautiously optimistic that the republicans and democrats can reach an agreement to manage the senate more effectively in coming months. >> republican leader? >> mr. president, i want to start by co want to start by congratulating president obama on his inauguration. presidential inauguration to always time fo
also the victims of hurricane sandy. these were debated in the senate. we have to take prevent costumes and preventions before another hurricane sandy. thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed in new york, new jersey, and new england, and 10,000 americans were left homeless. we have a responsibility to rebuild their lives and their communities. as we have done with those who are victims of fire and other natural disasters and other parts of the nation. we will consider changes to the...
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yelem, alicio, jody, jason, sandy, i didn't get all of you but thank you so much. you're all there. and i am so happy that you have found a home elsewhere. hank you, dan. [speaking foreign language] csis is a wonderful institution and i'm so filled with optimism. thank you, mark, for those incredible words. of nondeserved praise but i'm deeply humbled by them. carl, i can't wait to hear from you but i know -- we all know of carl's work because we see it all around us. those flowers of democracy and freedom that are sprouting up all over our hemisphere. but special thanks to bob, senator menendez, as he told me, the senate doesn't work on fridays. he -- they work in their districts and their states on fridays but he stayed for me. and i am just so, so grateful to him for his many years of service, for the values of freedom and democracy, i'm thankful for his kind words, for his dedication to the fight of -- and john. there's another one of our hill -- former hill rats who found their way elsewhere. see i know i'm going to skip so many, i'm going to get in trouble. thanks to bob for h
yelem, alicio, jody, jason, sandy, i didn't get all of you but thank you so much. you're all there. and i am so happy that you have found a home elsewhere. hank you, dan. [speaking foreign language] csis is a wonderful institution and i'm so filled with optimism. thank you, mark, for those incredible words. of nondeserved praise but i'm deeply humbled by them. carl, i can't wait to hear from you but i know -- we all know of carl's work because we see it all around us. those flowers of democracy...
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otherwise you don't care kids are killed around the country in schools and churches in places like sandy hook. for several different bullies worth pointing out. i'm going to divide this into two sections. the first is what it is we face on the other part is how we fight this because it's an overwhelming attempt by the left to silence the debate, to shut us out to copy onto being quiet because it's much easier not being a racist, sexist, bigot, who hates every minority.
otherwise you don't care kids are killed around the country in schools and churches in places like sandy hook. for several different bullies worth pointing out. i'm going to divide this into two sections. the first is what it is we face on the other part is how we fight this because it's an overwhelming attempt by the left to silence the debate, to shut us out to copy onto being quiet because it's much easier not being a racist, sexist, bigot, who hates every minority.
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let me start in sandy hook. and we can put up some pictures of just a handful of the victims from sandy hook and from cities across this country. let me start with the little guy in the middle here. daniel barden. i talked about him this morning. daniel was a pretty amazing little boy. his parents talked about the unbelievable compassion that he had. i talked about it this morning, that he never failed to turn off a light when he left a room. he was always the kid in school that was sitting with the kid who didn't have anybody to sit with when his parents would leave a grocery store, they would get halfway across the grocery store parking lot, turn around and daniel wasn't with them because he was still holding the door open for other people who are leaving the store. he was a pretty amazing little kid. he loved spending time with his family. he loved riding the waves at the beach. you can see with that long hair he was a beach bum. played drums in a band with his brother james and sister natalie. his family is
let me start in sandy hook. and we can put up some pictures of just a handful of the victims from sandy hook and from cities across this country. let me start with the little guy in the middle here. daniel barden. i talked about him this morning. daniel was a pretty amazing little boy. his parents talked about the unbelievable compassion that he had. i talked about it this morning, that he never failed to turn off a light when he left a room. he was always the kid in school that was sitting...
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it didn't happen after sandy hook elementary. nothing happened. it didn't happen after the myriad of others. it didn't happen just two years ago after the orlando nightclub shooting. not again after the fort lauderdale airport shooting. is it different now? it certainly is time for us to come together and enact commonsense gun measures to keep our communities safe. so it's the time for us to come together, not as republicans or democrats, but to come together as human beings and to try to say that this time it's going to be different. you know, you hear so many different things. you hear about mental health, and that is certainly a part of it. you hear about school protection, and that's certainly a part of it. you hear about the miscues, not only in the f.b.i., and that's certainly a part of it, but the miscues in the florida department of children and families, a year prior, that had noted that this shooter -- all of those things ought to be a part of the solution, but you get right down to it, not as republicans or democrats, as human beings, w
it didn't happen after sandy hook elementary. nothing happened. it didn't happen after the myriad of others. it didn't happen just two years ago after the orlando nightclub shooting. not again after the fort lauderdale airport shooting. is it different now? it certainly is time for us to come together and enact commonsense gun measures to keep our communities safe. so it's the time for us to come together, not as republicans or democrats, but to come together as human beings and to try to say...
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ç thank you for watching over our entire family and community as we continue to rebuild from sandy. we are finally back inbó our house. you are always in our thoughts, hearts,$ prayers. god speed mom. god bless america. >> my sister-in-law. we love you and miss you. not a day goes by that we don't think of you. your legacy is carried on by your wonderful daughters, dana, allison and emily. and your beautiful grandchildren, asher and hannah. you are kenny, elliott, my mother's and my heart always. we love you. >> robert g. mccarthy. >> stanley mccaskill. >> katie marie mccloskey. >> ruth magdaline mccourt. >> charles austin mccrann. >> joseph. mcdonald. >> brian grady mco'donnell. >> michael. mcdonnell. >> john f. mcdowell jr. >> john thomas mcclirin jr. >> william e. mcbegin. >> thomas henry mcginnis. >> michael gregory mcginty. >> walsh mcgovern. >> scott mcgovern. >> william j. mcgovern. >> stacey mcgowan. >> thomas if f. mcginnis jr. >> patrick j. mcgwire. >> thomas m. mccale. >> keith mcheffey. >> dennis mchugh iii. >> dennis p. mchugh. >> michael edward mchugh jr. >> robert g
ç thank you for watching over our entire family and community as we continue to rebuild from sandy. we are finally back inbó our house. you are always in our thoughts, hearts,$ prayers. god speed mom. god bless america. >> my sister-in-law. we love you and miss you. not a day goes by that we don't think of you. your legacy is carried on by your wonderful daughters, dana, allison and emily. and your beautiful grandchildren, asher and hannah. you are kenny, elliott, my mother's and my...
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we beat last year year's numberd we beat despite the fact that superstorm sandy was a hurricane and a snow storm that followed, wiped out 74 million trips that would've otherwise occurred. we hav had the second highest ridership in second transportation. you all are doing a phenomenal job. that ridership increase, these big loads of people you see on your platforms and your buses, trains, all of the country under passenger ferries, it's been incredible. we have seen ridership all over the country. we've seen in every mode as well. heavy rail is at 1.4%. light rail up 4.5%. commuter rail was up 25%. bus was up 1.2%. our services are a 4.5%. you can see from this map we saw ridership increases all of the country, east to west, cities large and small. ridership was incurring in record numbers all over this country. for those reporting, 16 agencies all time high record ridership numbers. there was a sea change going on, ladies and gentlemen, people are claiming to ride public transportation. we look at the result of that is not just the people that are getting on our trains and buses, tha
we beat last year year's numberd we beat despite the fact that superstorm sandy was a hurricane and a snow storm that followed, wiped out 74 million trips that would've otherwise occurred. we hav had the second highest ridership in second transportation. you all are doing a phenomenal job. that ridership increase, these big loads of people you see on your platforms and your buses, trains, all of the country under passenger ferries, it's been incredible. we have seen ridership all over the...
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been seriously responsible and involved with the reliability implications of our grid, post hurricane sandy, from a cyber, physical standpoint, and it really is interesting for us to see this transition occurring. we've got be reasonable and rational and goes to the regulatory question. how do we continue to make progress -- i'd like your views on -- you talked about this before, how do you see the progress has been made and what you anticipate occurring in the next couple of years relative to removing some of this regulatory burden that in fact makes us up a uncompetitive. >> i think it's a great question and a good place to close because this is an area where i'd like to see us do more together. i've said before to my staff -- i haven't said this publicly so i have to be careful here -- you get a little looser in your last two years in office. that -- this is a little tongue in cheek but it will get to a point -- the republicans -- maybe i'd throw the brn here -- are actually 25% right when it comes to regulatory burden. now, you say the numbers are different. but what i mean by that is,
been seriously responsible and involved with the reliability implications of our grid, post hurricane sandy, from a cyber, physical standpoint, and it really is interesting for us to see this transition occurring. we've got be reasonable and rational and goes to the regulatory question. how do we continue to make progress -- i'd like your views on -- you talked about this before, how do you see the progress has been made and what you anticipate occurring in the next couple of years relative to...
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your grandfather likes to sandy gourmet's orbital weasel never gets sucked into a jet engine, left but never be the weasel. learn to use a gun, learn to flip it on, learn how to cook, then have friends over and do all the cooking, you will be amazed how few people do it these days. directed at my son, remember to put the seat down. learn to foreign language and travel to that country can always have one friend who can tell you, with yes men will destroy you. at the end of the day, pet your dog, the longest kiss to your spouse, your spouse is supposed to be with you forever and kids will move out you hope. pumpkins are gourds, not spices, people who like pumpkin spice are weird and should not be trusted. print your best photographs, the life lesson i learned, print your best photographs, delete your worst, the digital age allows us to accumulate so many memories on computers but we forget to print them out. photographic memories are art, they capture my visit was for a fleeting moment so print out the pictures, share them, save them, don't let them collect digital dust forgot not old co
your grandfather likes to sandy gourmet's orbital weasel never gets sucked into a jet engine, left but never be the weasel. learn to use a gun, learn to flip it on, learn how to cook, then have friends over and do all the cooking, you will be amazed how few people do it these days. directed at my son, remember to put the seat down. learn to foreign language and travel to that country can always have one friend who can tell you, with yes men will destroy you. at the end of the day, pet your dog,...
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so i say to you, and i hear in the spirit of the voice of the late doctor sandy ray, as he recalled the admonition, he said wake up and rise from the dead. see to it that you make the most of the times, for these are evil days. these are evil days when they deny today immigrants the same rights as white immigrants, these are evil days when they see the breakup of families with needless and heartless rationale that is tantamount to expediency. these are evil days when the president of united states doesn't seem to understand that africa is a continent, not a state. [laughing]af [applause] and refers to countries such as nigeria and haiti and el salvador as -- donald, when he said, he did what he always does, and the president insists that our nation needs more citizens from white states likee norway. i don't think we need even spent any time even talking about what it says and what it is. now, the problem is that you have a president who says things but as the power to execute and create racism. that's a dangerous power and a dangerous position, and we cannot tolerate that. what i say is
so i say to you, and i hear in the spirit of the voice of the late doctor sandy ray, as he recalled the admonition, he said wake up and rise from the dead. see to it that you make the most of the times, for these are evil days. these are evil days when they deny today immigrants the same rights as white immigrants, these are evil days when they see the breakup of families with needless and heartless rationale that is tantamount to expediency. these are evil days when the president of united...
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kevin bracken sandy wall bradshaw. david brian brady alexander braginsky nicholas w. brandemarti daniel ramin brynhurst. david brand hosts. michelle renee bratton patrice braut lydia e. bravo ronald michael breitweiser edward a. brennan iii francis henry brennan michael e. brennan peter brennan thomas m. brennan daniel j. brethel gary lee bright jonathan briley mark a. brisman paul gary bristow not in my mother frances arrows. today we remember and honor the victims and families of 9/11. among those who perished were 450 firemen, policemen and military first responders. on that day there was no black, there was no light. for those fallen heroes all lives mattered and now we witnessed the same heroism and those who sacrifice to help the victims of both hurricanes. there was no less, there was no right. for them, all lives mattered. we may never know but the rise of faith we can be certain that good can triumph over evil. as jesus said whatever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, and you do for me. herein lies our unity, herein lies the hope of our nation.
kevin bracken sandy wall bradshaw. david brian brady alexander braginsky nicholas w. brandemarti daniel ramin brynhurst. david brand hosts. michelle renee bratton patrice braut lydia e. bravo ronald michael breitweiser edward a. brennan iii francis henry brennan michael e. brennan peter brennan thomas m. brennan daniel j. brethel gary lee bright jonathan briley mark a. brisman paul gary bristow not in my mother frances arrows. today we remember and honor the victims and families of 9/11. among...
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my family has been keeping you and be all of the people affected by this tragedy at sandy hook in our thoughts and in our prayers. we're all interested in insuring safe school environment for all of our kids. >> thank you, governor. and i agree. whatever our ideas on how to prevent these unthinkable tragedies in the future, we fervently share the absolute honest commitment to protect and care for the citizens and now, of course, especially for our children. again, thank you, governors. turning to our agenda, i begin by saying that even in recent years when state budgets have been stressed by the great recession, governors have recognized that failure to responsibly and adequately invest in our children's education would be penny wise and pound foolish. educating our students and preparing them for the future work force is paramount to building a healthy society and a strong economy and a nation ready for the competition we're in. in connecticut education is one of our top priorities, and we have enacted significant reforms and made significant new investments in both k-12 and higher e
my family has been keeping you and be all of the people affected by this tragedy at sandy hook in our thoughts and in our prayers. we're all interested in insuring safe school environment for all of our kids. >> thank you, governor. and i agree. whatever our ideas on how to prevent these unthinkable tragedies in the future, we fervently share the absolute honest commitment to protect and care for the citizens and now, of course, especially for our children. again, thank you, governors....
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impact of our people and our tribe and our people because as i was told one time someone yelled at me sandy, your game has put so oneida on the track, it made us, people are aware of our people and the talent our people have, back in the day they kind of -- on the welfare rolls. with gaming operation that changed everything. we were having programs within the tribes that were developing infrastructure for our people. we were becoming economic planners and developers, we were starting to build up our community all over the place and a lot of young people go back to school and that helped so we changed a lot. >> the reservation land was broken up during the allotment period in the late 1800s so the casino revenue went to reacquiring reservation land. >> that land was originally our land. we needed to bring it back into the realm of the tribe. that was one big issue we had to take care of but with how our bingo money that might not have happened. >> this book is about how two moms started a game as a fund-raiser on the oneida indian reservation and built it into a business that not only suppor
impact of our people and our tribe and our people because as i was told one time someone yelled at me sandy, your game has put so oneida on the track, it made us, people are aware of our people and the talent our people have, back in the day they kind of -- on the welfare rolls. with gaming operation that changed everything. we were having programs within the tribes that were developing infrastructure for our people. we were becoming economic planners and developers, we were starting to build...
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standing there with cked in your feet shoulder width apart, getting kicked in the junk.me it was wet and sandy everyday. there were times that i thoughtt about k quitting. i but i don't know if it was just that i was too lazy to get up and find the bell to ring it,n i but somehow i managed to make in through. >> host: when did you serve? >> guest: i went out in february got of 1999 and got out in february of 2009.3-week >> guest: here is the cover of d his book. a "ameican sniper", the autobiography of the most letha sniper and american history. he is our guest the next hour here on c-span2. th we are ge oing to put the numbes on the screen if you'd like to talk with him.a 202 is thus a bunch in area called. mountain zones, 737-0002 for those of yhe 202 is the error code. area code. dial the numbers at the bottom of your screen, and you can send an e-mail to us at booktv@c-span.org or send a tweet to twitter.com/booktv. no chris kyle, in your bookt youst write that you were not the best shot at all in your class or before you went in as a navy sn. s.e.a.l. >> guest: no, sir, i was middle of th
standing there with cked in your feet shoulder width apart, getting kicked in the junk.me it was wet and sandy everyday. there were times that i thoughtt about k quitting. i but i don't know if it was just that i was too lazy to get up and find the bell to ring it,n i but somehow i managed to make in through. >> host: when did you serve? >> guest: i went out in february got of 1999 and got out in february of 2009.3-week >> guest: here is the cover of d his book. a...
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sandy welch is a leader of learning matters, and she has steered us through some incredible times when she took over as the chair as our founding chair george william roe penalty lost a battle with cancer and then inherited that job just as the worst recession since the depression. we are not true that part yet but i just want to say a couple of words about the book i hope he will then join. first, strenuous. that came from a documentary about a teacher's shortage and we were not trying to embarrass that young man but if you watch a whole documentary you discover he's a junior high school physical the education teacher and he's been told by his superintendent who's also the principal in georgia that he has to go teach high school english, high school math and history. you may have noticed the students and that is a common story. at the time georgia had a loophole that allowed a teacher of to 49% of stuff he or she had never studied so we went to 50% you were actually out of the field. the sense closed the loophole somewhat but it's a disgrace and that guy is a nice and man and he didn'
sandy welch is a leader of learning matters, and she has steered us through some incredible times when she took over as the chair as our founding chair george william roe penalty lost a battle with cancer and then inherited that job just as the worst recession since the depression. we are not true that part yet but i just want to say a couple of words about the book i hope he will then join. first, strenuous. that came from a documentary about a teacher's shortage and we were not trying to...
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sandy levin. in one of the of best congressman never served john dingell. speeseventeen it did dear friend of mine when i was running for the united states senate, not president nobody knew who i was nobody could pronounce my name. [laughter] the regional leader of the uaw was a guy named dennis williams. and then when they ran for president i just want to say how proud i am to call him a friend. in to give that up to 70. >> that's my mom. [laughter] your decided tv show. as a child actor very impressive young man. i want to pick up briefly on something in to talk about what is happening in flint and very proud of what i have done as president. [cheers and applause] kneale the job more important is as a father. i know if i was apparent up there i would be beside myself that my kids health could be a risk. that is why over the weekend i declared a federal emergency to send more resources on top of the assistance we put on the ground. to make sure they don't get what they -- to make sure they get what they need. and met with the mayor yesterday and the white
sandy levin. in one of the of best congressman never served john dingell. speeseventeen it did dear friend of mine when i was running for the united states senate, not president nobody knew who i was nobody could pronounce my name. [laughter] the regional leader of the uaw was a guy named dennis williams. and then when they ran for president i just want to say how proud i am to call him a friend. in to give that up to 70. >> that's my mom. [laughter] your decided tv show. as a child actor...
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how did you hit sandy. >> gary: .330 off drysdale for mays. you had 200 off don. >> jim: and back then they would tell you. i'm going the hit you. you're going down. maybe wunsch maybe twice, maybe more than that, be ready. and they get up they didn't wear their helmets. >> gary: the walk to josh wilson the third of the ball game. visit orioles.com to win the bobble hit night vip experience sweep takes -- stakes. one lucky person will win 4 passes. a great chance. enter at orioles.com. ken griffey, jr. will stand in with 2 down and a runner at first. griffey, has flied out and popped out. he had three hits against the orioles in the series in seattle. he went 3-7. junior stands in here, all kinds of press people on hand from various media groups to take to griffey about the story today, and where he is in his career. >> jim: i really hope if it's time he's the one that goes to the club and says you know something, give me a couple weeks if it doesn't work we'll work this out. the shift is on. fouls that back straight back. 1-1. >> jim: if you
how did you hit sandy. >> gary: .330 off drysdale for mays. you had 200 off don. >> jim: and back then they would tell you. i'm going the hit you. you're going down. maybe wunsch maybe twice, maybe more than that, be ready. and they get up they didn't wear their helmets. >> gary: the walk to josh wilson the third of the ball game. visit orioles.com to win the bobble hit night vip experience sweep takes -- stakes. one lucky person will win 4 passes. a great chance. enter at...
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the message to seniors in sandy, utah, is clear. you have been suffering for years from near-zero returns on bonds but a of federal reserve policy. now you will just have to take it on the chin when the value of your pension falls because the federal government needs to tax business to get more revenue for union construction jobs or bailouts of mortgages of speculative housing investors. mr. president, my friends on the other side of the aisle say they want more equality and jobs but do not offer tax proposals that would generate more equality through the tax code or a better environment for job creation. instead, they want to tax the so-called rich 10 get money for things like hay-paid infrastructure contractors while fighting tooth and nail to retain and even expand davis-bacon and contract service coverage which we know costs taxpayers money and stifles job creation. these types of schemes have nothing to do with equality. they have nothing to do with promoting as much job creation as possible. they have everything to do with the
the message to seniors in sandy, utah, is clear. you have been suffering for years from near-zero returns on bonds but a of federal reserve policy. now you will just have to take it on the chin when the value of your pension falls because the federal government needs to tax business to get more revenue for union construction jobs or bailouts of mortgages of speculative housing investors. mr. president, my friends on the other side of the aisle say they want more equality and jobs but do not...
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in reclaiming my time, i'd say when you get a nerd from ohio and a farmer from big sandy, montana, together, of course you're going to get a very good amendment. the bottom line, though, is simple. that amendment is in the list that the leader suggested. every one of the 17 republican amendments was part of that list of 36. and so the bottom line is, and now hundreds of more amendments -- you know, or many more amendments have been filed. and just talking about the amendment, look, vie everify isn the bill. i would not quite agree with my colleague from arizona. everify will work very well without the amendment. i think it will work somewhat better with the amendment. it's a good amendment. i'm supportive of the amendment. my staff helped work on the amendment. but let's not say that this bill will have no internal enforcement without the amendment. it has very strong internal enforcement. in fact, it has mandatory everify. my good friend from alabama has been railing that we need mandatory everify in the country for years. and as we work through the process, if the house, in its wisdom, mo
in reclaiming my time, i'd say when you get a nerd from ohio and a farmer from big sandy, montana, together, of course you're going to get a very good amendment. the bottom line, though, is simple. that amendment is in the list that the leader suggested. every one of the 17 republican amendments was part of that list of 36. and so the bottom line is, and now hundreds of more amendments -- you know, or many more amendments have been filed. and just talking about the amendment, look, vie everify...
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i work with sandy gives. i've worked with barney frank and glenmore and work with congressman quickly encoded in lipinski and senator durbin. and some others on down the line. and you waxman. >> moderator: brad schneider your reaction. schneider: i understand the discussion should have but i look at the votes you've made. i will keep going back to the rhein hundred other people in your party have the courage to stand up to the leadership in saint this right thing isn't good for middle-class, is a good for medicare isn't good for students and you voted against it. >> moderator: we have an online question from david. will you support comprehensive immigration reform? the dream act? drivers license for undocumented immigrants? congressman dold your reaction. dold: what i will say is in our nation we generally try to judge someone on what they've done. and so what i said as i do think it is a step in the right direction. we do need to write students and young people here who have no other country than our own. th
i work with sandy gives. i've worked with barney frank and glenmore and work with congressman quickly encoded in lipinski and senator durbin. and some others on down the line. and you waxman. >> moderator: brad schneider your reaction. schneider: i understand the discussion should have but i look at the votes you've made. i will keep going back to the rhein hundred other people in your party have the courage to stand up to the leadership in saint this right thing isn't good for...
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. >>> president obama is in new jersey today to examine the recovery efforts since hurricane sandy struck the region late last year. the president will tour the affected beach communities with new jersey governor chris christie in his first trip back to the area since right after the storm late last october. earlier this year the federal government authorized over $50 billion in aid to new york and new jersey for the relief efforts. the president is scheduled to deliver remarks at at asbury park convention hall at 1:30 p.m. eastern. you can watch live coverage on our website, c-span.org. >>> on friday joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey addressed the families and loved ones of fallen soldiers at the annual tragedy assistance program for survivors seminar. the event known as taps, brings together survivors and leading professionals in the grief and trauma field and serves as a 24-hour resource for anyone who suffered the loss of a loved one who served in the military. >> my name is bonnie carroll and i am a hugger. [laughter] we, we come to this family because we have los
. >>> president obama is in new jersey today to examine the recovery efforts since hurricane sandy struck the region late last year. the president will tour the affected beach communities with new jersey governor chris christie in his first trip back to the area since right after the storm late last october. earlier this year the federal government authorized over $50 billion in aid to new york and new jersey for the relief efforts. the president is scheduled to deliver remarks at at...
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president, kati, all of you, it might real relationship with richard began almost 20 years ago when sandy berger got and i together one night for a drink so that he could interview me to determine whether i could suitably run for the democratic nomination for president. and somehow or another i passed the test. by the end of the night, he was so aggressive i thought he was going to finish with his hands on my throw. but i like that. a lot of people haven't talked about this tonight, but if you're a professional relationship with holbrooke as i was, as was being friendly, they're basically were three kinds of meetings you could have with other people looking. they were the meetings where you were arguing about policies. those are the ones were e-mailed to enemies. people don't talk here tonight, this afternoon, where he would scream and claw and scratch and make you feel like you had a double-digit i.q. if you didn't agree with him. but he did that because he knew the purpose of diplomacy with japan's wars or avoid them or minimize conflict or save lives. it's worth wrestling a few feather
president, kati, all of you, it might real relationship with richard began almost 20 years ago when sandy berger got and i together one night for a drink so that he could interview me to determine whether i could suitably run for the democratic nomination for president. and somehow or another i passed the test. by the end of the night, he was so aggressive i thought he was going to finish with his hands on my throw. but i like that. a lot of people haven't talked about this tonight, but if...
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rhode island's coast took a real lashing in 2012's superstorm sandy. these images are from matunik where sandy exposed store-front houses to the sea. the historic browning could thages up here were family homes for generations. two of those historic homes had to be demolished. the third could be relocated inland. you can see from these shoreline maps the retreat of the shore to sea-level rise, and what it's done to these beach front communities. here in nags head, these little red squares are where the houses used to be. only two remain, these two. as you can see by the old shorelines, not that long ago, coastal homes had yards of beach in front of them that is now lost. and storms, as well as sea-level rise can change all of that. if you look at this rhode island map, you can see the steady loss of beach along this shore, but it tells two stories. not only is it the story of gradual loss of beach to rising seas, but it is also the sudden devastation that a storm can wreak. this storm is from a hurricane in 1938. one big storm just scoured that beach c
rhode island's coast took a real lashing in 2012's superstorm sandy. these images are from matunik where sandy exposed store-front houses to the sea. the historic browning could thages up here were family homes for generations. two of those historic homes had to be demolished. the third could be relocated inland. you can see from these shoreline maps the retreat of the shore to sea-level rise, and what it's done to these beach front communities. here in nags head, these little red squares are...
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i've looked at this bill and there's many parts that are not directly in aid of any of the victims of sandy. look, my state was hit by that storm, not nearly as bad as new york, new jersey and connecticut and some others, but there are real victims of this storm. there are genuine needs and we need to fund those needs. and i'm in favor of making sure we do fund the needs that we have. but we've got a category of spending that is going out for construction for years to come to mitigate against dangers of future storms in future years and future decades. that might be very wise. that might be a very appropriate spending. but it's not an emergency. this is not sandbags around someone's house who is in danger of a storm. and that kind of infrastructure spending is the kind of spending we do routinely but we plan for it and we budget it. and if it is indeed the priority that many people, probably including myself, believe it is, then it ought to be weighed in competition of the other pressing needs and we ought to plan for it and budget for it, and that's all i'm asking. so is this budget point
i've looked at this bill and there's many parts that are not directly in aid of any of the victims of sandy. look, my state was hit by that storm, not nearly as bad as new york, new jersey and connecticut and some others, but there are real victims of this storm. there are genuine needs and we need to fund those needs. and i'm in favor of making sure we do fund the needs that we have. but we've got a category of spending that is going out for construction for years to come to mitigate against...